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Table 3 Comparison of Metrics in Post-MI versus Normal Subjects by CMR Indexed to Body Surface Area*: Means (SD)

From: Cardiac magnetic resonance versus transthoracic echocardiography for the assessment of cardiac volumes and regional function after myocardial infarction: an intrasubject comparison using simultaneous intrasubject recordings

Metric (unit)

Post-MI (N = 47)

Normals (N = 30)

p-value

LV EDVI* (ml/m2)

86 (28)

68 (10)

0.004

LV ESVI* (ml/m2)

44 (22)

25 (7.0)

<0.001

LV SVI* (ml/m2)

41 (11)

42 (5.0)

0.72

LV EF (%)

51 (11)

65 (6.0)

<0.001

  1. *ANOVA adjusted for sex.
  2. Abbreviations: CMR = cardiac magnetic resonance. MI = myocardial infarction. Left ventricular end diastolic volume index (LVEDVI), left ventricular end systolic volume index (LVESVI), left ventricular stroke volume index (LVSVI), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)
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Cardiovascular Ultrasound

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